Posted on 04/30/2011 4:39:10 PM PDT by TnGOP
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED...CORRECTED CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE MEMPHIS SHELBY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 332 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE MEMPHIS SHELBY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
FLOOD WARNING
ALL SHELBY RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTION NOW...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE WITHIN THE 100 YEAR FLOOD PLAIN OF RIVERS AND STREAMS...TO BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE HOMES AND BUSINESSES IF FLOODING OCCURS.
NEAR RECORD FLOODING IS FORECAST ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AS IT BORDERS SHELBY COUNTY.
A MESSAGE FROM THE SHELBY COUNTY MAYOR MARK H. LUTTRELL...THIS IS THE TIME TO GATHER ALL IMPORTANT ITEMS AND BE READY TO LEAVE YOUR PROPERTY. THERE IS A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY PORTIONS OF SHELBY COUNTY COULD BE AFFECTED BY THE RISING WATERS.
A C WHARTON...THE MAYOR OF MEMPHIS ADDED...WE WANT TO REASSURE OUR CITIZENS THAT DISASTER TEAMS ARE IN PLACE AND WILL BE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.
SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN ARE PREDICTED DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE QUICKLY RISING IN THE WESTERN AREA OF SHELBY COUNTY AND WILL LIKELY BACK UP INTO NEIGHBORHOODS NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS. FLOOD WATERS MAY ALSO RISE INTO NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH STORM DRAINS. CONDITIONS MAY WORSEN EACH DAY WITH THE CONTINUAL RISE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
GO IMMEDIATELY TO HIGHER GROUND IF WATER STARTS TO RISE. AVOID FLOOD WATERS.
I would think anyone with home insurance (or a mortgage) should know it if they live in a 100-year flood plain.
I am in shelby county....YAWN. i am not scared...people here are acting like it is the end of the world.
My first real job was at Memphis Compress and Storage on Florida st. It was in the 100 year flood area. I was always more worried about being shot going to my car than being washed away by flood water.
Be safe all in Shelby County and all along the Mississippi...
I live in Corinth, Supercell tornadoes confirmed on radar missed my house by 2, 2, 4, 6, and 8 miles on Wednesday. One went right over my business. We were lucky. I feel for the folks in Smithville, Cullman, Hamilton, Madison County, Tuscaloosa, and Birmingham as well as those in Georgia. It just wasn't our time. I hope to not experience what those folks went through. I hope I don't experience another day like Wednesday.
You know if you have discussed your flood insurance with your agent recently. That’s how they decide your rate according to the 100 yr flood plan. At least that is how I understood it.
Praying for them
More on the way, some severe. We'll keep our eyes on the radar. You folks north and east of us.......WATCH OUT. It's headed your way!
FEMA determines whether you are in a flood plain. My 46 year old home was determined to be in a 100 year flood plain all of a sudden in 2007. This means that they feel that my home has a 1% chance of flooding within 100 years. So, they consider me high risk, and my lender “requires” that I carry flood insurance. Since I am considered high risk, my flood insurance is extremely expensive and is determined by the National Flood Insurance Program. I am miles away from any creek, river, lake, etc. Funny thing, my next door neighbor is not considered in a flood plain..... I understand the importance of determining flood plains, but I have even had a surveyor out to my property (had to pay money for this too) who stated how unlikely it would be for flooding to occur there, and that he was quite amazed by the determination. Anyway, didn’t mean to rant, but there is not a hint of water anywhere near me, and I don’t expect to see any. If my area does flood, all of east Memphis will be under water. If I am wrong, I’ve got flood insurance!
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